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Movies with intimate vibe

181. Palmer

Palmer
Drama Family Drama
7.3
20211h 50minUnited States, Luxembourg
Director: Fisher Stevens

Overview

After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.

Themes

Mentorship under strain, Guardianship tension, Small town judgment, Trauma and care, Substance abuse fallout, Parole constraints

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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182. Penguin Bloom

Penguin Bloom
Drama Family Drama
6.8
20211h 35minAustralia, United States
Director: Glendyn Ivin

Overview

When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

Themes

Guilt and accountability, Family caregiving strain, Bond with animal catalyst, Injury drives adaptation, Transition to independence, Recovery through small steps

Available on

Netflix
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183. Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman
Drama Tragic Drama
7.0
20202h 7minCanada, Hungary
Director: Kornél Mundruczó

Overview

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.

Themes

Grief and mourning, Economic strain and care choices, Home birth versus medical risk, Family obligation under stress, Legal accountability and blame, Reconciliation after loss

Available on

Netflix
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184. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Animation Drama Romance Anime Relationship Drama
7.6
20201h 38minJapan
Director: Kotaro Tamura

Overview

With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.

Themes

Romance under constraint, Dreams vs reality, Growth through adversity, Disability and independence, Caregiving responsibility, Art as identity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Crunchyroll
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185. One Night in Miami...

One Night in Miami...
Drama Historical Drama
7.1
20201h 54minUnited States
Director: Regina King

Overview

In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.

Themes

Racial segregation pressures, Loyalty under scrutiny, Ideological conflict in leadership, Economic empowerment through art, Public image vs activism, Media scrutiny and ambition

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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186. The Father

The Father
Drama Psychological Drama
8.2
20201h 37minFrance, United Kingdom
Director: Florian Zeller

Overview

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Themes

Aging and dependence, Caregiving burden, Memory loss and confusion, Reality perception erosion, Home-hospital liminality, Caregiver-patient role tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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187. The Mole Agent

The Mole Agent
Documentary Social & Political Documentary
7.5
20201h 30minChile, Germany
Director: Maite Alberdi

Overview

When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

Themes

Aging care dynamics, Loneliness in elder care, Family absence in care, Undercover observation in care, Caregiver accountability tensions, Resident autonomy vs oversight, Ethical ambiguity in care

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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188. Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk
Comedy Drama Ensemble Comedy Relationship Drama
6.1
20201h 53minUnited States
Director: Steven Soderbergh

Overview

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.

Themes

Ambition vs ethics, Public life vs private life, Creative legacy vs profit, Rebuilding fragile friendships, Tension over personal material, Ownership of stories

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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189. Black Bear

Black Bear
Drama Thriller Relationship Drama Mind Game Thriller
6.5
20201h 46minUnited States
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine

Overview

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Group dynamics under stress, Power dynamics in intimacy, Jealousy and manipulation, Fame and artistic pressure, Performance vs reality

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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190. Life in a Year

Life in a Year
Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.2
20201h 47minUnited States
Director: Mitja Okorn

Overview

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

Themes

Family pressure, Creative ambition under constraint, Illness shaping choices, Time-bounded love, Adolescent romance under loss, Care as obligation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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